Is Square the Long-Term Stock for You?

Motley Fool2021-04-21

The digital payments company is just getting started. Square (NYSE:SQ) came back from an underwhelming first half of 2020 with big increases in revenue and gross payment volume in the fourth quarter. ...

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SCP03
2021-04-22
SCP03
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xnicx
2021-04-22
xnicx
Yes!
InvKeJ
2021-04-22
InvKeJ
Yes
JenneyJJ
2021-04-22
JenneyJJ
I am holding it. Slow & steady ??
PKLim
2021-04-22
PKLim
Wow
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2021-04-22
Ipster
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